














                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                              
                           "Genesis" 
                          #40277-271 
                              
                          Written by 
                         Brannon Braga 
                              
                          Directed by 
                        Gates McFadden 


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                         FINAL DRAFT

                       JANUARY 7, 1994

            STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - CAST 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                           "Genesis" 

                             CAST                               
                              
                PICARD             BARCLAY
                RIKER              OGAWA
                DATA               DERN
                BEVERLY            
                TROI               
                WORF               
                GEORDI             
                COMPUTER VOICE 
    
                Non-Speaking       
                  N.D. SUPERNUMERARIES

            STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - SETS 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                           "Genesis" 

                             SETS 

            INTERIORS                  EXTERIORS
          
            USS ENTERPRISE             USS ENTERPRISE
              BRIDGE
              SICKBAY                  SHUTTLECRAFT
              TEN FORWARD
              DATA'S QUARTERS
              WORF'S QUARTERS
              ENGINEERING
              JEFFERIES TUBE
              TROI'S QUARTERS/BATHROOM
              OBSERVATION LOUNGE
              SHUTTLEBAY
              CORRIDOR
              READY ROOM
              TURBOLIFT
              SHUTTLECRAFT

     STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 

                STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 
                           "Genesis" 
                          
                      PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 

                CYPIRION           sigh-PEER-ee-on
                SYMBALENE          SIM-buh-leen
                URODELAN           your-oh-DEE-lun
                ONGILIN            on-ZHIL-in
                SELAR              sell-AR
                HACOPIAN           ha-COPE-ee-un
                INTRON             IN-tron
                AUSTRALOPITHACINE  ahs-trah-low-PITH-uh-seen
                PISAURIDAE         piss-AR-ih-day
                T-CELL             TEE-sell
                PROTO-MORPHOSIS    pro-tow MORF-us-suss

          STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - TEASER          1.

                    STAR TREK: The Next Generation                     
                               "Genesis"                                
                                TEASER                              

	FADE IN:

1    INT. SICKBAY

	The room is bustling with activity -- it's one of those
	days in Sickbay. RIKER is lying face-down on a biobed,
	and OGAWA is very carefully removing some long,
	nasty-looking THISTLES that are sticking out of his
	back.

					OGAWA
			So why were you rolling around in
			Cypirion cactus?

					RIKER
			Do you know Rebecca White?

					OGAWA
			The new Tactical officer...

					RIKER
				(nods)
			We went for a walk in the
			Arboretum... we sat down... got
			comfortable... things got a
			little romantic...

	Riker winces as Ogawa removes another thistle.

					RIKER
				(continuing)
			Then I rolled over.

2    MOVE TO BEVERLY

	who is scanning BARCLAY with a medical tricorder.
	Barclay is sitting on a bio-bed with a worried
	expression. Mid-conversation.

					BARCLAY
			Blurred vision... dizziness...
			palpitations... a stinging
			sensation in the lower spine...
			it's Terrelian Death Syndrome,
			isn't it?

	Beverly glances at him -- she's used to Barclay's
	hypochondria.

          STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - TEASER          2.

2    CONTINUED:

					BEVERLY
			I thought we agreed you'd come to
			me before checking the Starfleet
			Medical Database.

					BARCLAY
			Yeah, well.. this time I'm glad I
			did... maybe we've caught the
			cellular decay before it's too
			late.

					BEVERLY
			Reg. You don't have Terrelian
			Death Syndrome.

					BARCLAY
			You... you're sure?

					BEVERLY
			I'm sure.

	A beat as Barclay thinks about this.

					BARCLAY
			Then I guess it must be...
			Symbalene blood burn.

					BEVERLY
			No, no... I don't see anything
			wrong with you at all...

	Barclay seems a little disappointed by the news.
	Beverly reacts to her tricorder.

					BEVERLY
				(continuing, off
				 tricorder)
			Wait a minute... there is a slight
			imbalance in your K-three cell
			count.

	Barclay pales.

					BARCLAY
			My K-threes... oh, no...

					BEVERLY
			Barclay... I'm sure it's nothing.
			Let me run a micro-cellular
			scan...

	Beverly activates a MEDICAL DEVICE sitting a table next
	to the bio-bed, which LIGHTS UP and begins to run a
	test.

          STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - TEASER          3.

2    CONTINUED: (2)

					BEVERLY
			This will take a couple of
			minutes.

	She moves off. Barclay leans over and stares intensely
	at the blinking lights...

3    FOLLOW BEVERLY

	as she passes by a Medical N.D. who is working on
	another patient. She checks progress on the patient...
	nods her approval... then moves over to Riker and
	Ogawa. Riker is still on his stomach, Ogawa removing
	the last remaining thistles.

					BEVERLY
				(with humor, re:
				 thistles)
			You should leave a couple of those
			in... just to teach him a lesson.

					RIKER
				(wry)
			Charming bedside manner...

	DATA ENTERS carrying a cat bed with SPOT in it (NOTE:
	Spot should appear to be very PREGNANT). Data sets the
	basket down on a bio-bed. Beverly moves to him.

					BEVERLY
				(re: Spot)
			How's my smallest patient doing?

					DATA
			I believe she is doing well. Her
			appetite has increased by seven
			percent, and she is starting to
			engage in pre-natal behavior.

	Beverly gently feels Spots belly.

					BEVERLY
			She's getting close. You'll have
			a fresh litter of hungry kittens
			before the week is over. Let me
			run an amniotic scan, just to make
			sure everything's fine... and then --

					BARCLAY (O.S.)
			Doctor -- my capillaries are
			shrinking!

	Beverly sighs, turns to Ogawa.

          STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - TEASER          4.

3    CONTINUED:

					BEVERLY
			Alissa, could you take care of
			Spot for a minute? Start a
			preliminary amniotic scan...

					OGAWA
			Yes, Doctor.

	FOLLOW Beverly as she moves to Barclay, who is
	anxiously staring at the blinking medical device.

					BARCLAY
			My intravascular pressure -- it's
			... it's gone right through the
			roof.

					BEVERLY
			You're right... it's elevated.
			You've also got heightened
			electrophoretic activity.

	Barclay reacts.

					BARCLAY
				(doomed)
			Electrophoretic activity... is it
			serious?

					BEVERLY
			Well... based on this, I'd say
			you've got...
				(beat)
			Seventy... maybe eighty years.

					BARCLAY
			Eighty years!
				(realizes)
			Eighty years?

					BEVERLY
			Yes, Reg. What you have is a mild
			case of Urodelan Flu. It's
			nothing serious. Most humans have
			a natural immunity to it... but it
			looks like the T-cell in your DNA
			that would normally fight off this
			infection is dormant.

					BARCLAY
			So I have... bad genes?

          STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - TEASER          5.

3    CONTINUED: (2)

					BEVERLY
			You have one dormant gene out of
			a hundred thousand, and I can
			activate that gene with a
			synthetic T-cell -- let your body
			attack the infection naturally.

	Beverly picks up a hypospray and adjusts it.

					BEVERLY
				(continuing)
			You should be fine in a couple of
			days.

	She injects him with the hypospray. Barclay looks
	greatly relieved -- a new man.

					BARCLAY
			Thank you, Doctor. I... I feel
			much better now.

	In the b.g., Riker gets off the bio-bed, fully dressed.

					BEVERLY
			Good. Now stay away from that
			Medical Database...
				(calls to Riker)
			And you stay out of the Arboretum.

	Riker smiles. Barclay and Riker both EXIT. Beverly
	moves back to Data and Ogawa, who are examining Spot.
	Ogawa is scanning the cat with a tricorder.

					OGAWA
			Everything looks fine, Data. You
			want to know the sex of the
			kittens?

	Data thinks for a moment.

					DATA
			I have noticed that many humans
			prefer not to know in order to
			experience the surprise during
			birth. I believe I will preserve
			the mystery until then.

					OGAWA
				(casual)
			I know what you mean... I don't
			want to know either.

	Beverly and Data give her a look. Ogawa's smile
	broadens.

          STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - TEASER          6.

3    CONTINUED: (3)

					BEVERLY
			Alissa... ?

					OGAWA
			Spot's not the only one who's
			going to be a mother.

					BEVERLY
			Alissa, that's wonderful!

	Beverly hugs Ogawa, genuinely pleased.

					BEVERLY
			How did Andrew take the news?

					OGAWA
			He was a little shocked... but
			he's getting over it.

					DATA
				(to Ogawa, re: Spot)
			I have spent the past nine weeks
			as an expectant parent. I would
			be happy to share my insights with
			your husband.
				(beat)
			If my experience is any indication --
			he will need all the help he can
			get.

	As Beverly and Ogawa exchange a smile...

									FADE OUT.

                         END OF TEASER                          

          STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT ONE          7.

                            ACT ONE                             

	FADE IN:

          (NOTE: Episode credits fall over opening scenes.)            

4    EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	holding position just outside an ASTEROID FIELD (as
	seen in "Booby Trap").

					PICARD (V.O.)
			Captain's Log, Stardate 47653.2.
			We are performing field tests of
			our new tactical systems and
			weapon upgrades. Mister Worf is
			supervising the exercises.

5    INT. BRIDGE

	PICARD, RIKER, Data, WORF and ENSIGN DERN at their
	stations. Worf is enjoying himself immensely -- he's
	in his element. Picard, on the other hand, seems a
	little bored.

					WORF
			Our next test will involve the new
			photon torpedoes. The explosive
			yield has been increased by eleven
			percent... and I have enhanced the
			targeting systems for increased
			accuracy.

					PICARD
			Sounds fascinating, Mister Worf.
			Please proceed.

	Worf smiles slightly and works the console.

					WORF
				(with relish)
			Setting targeting coordinates to
			zero-zero-five mark three-one-seven...
			spread pattern delta
			nine-four...
				(beat)
			Torpedoes armed and loaded.

					PICARD
			Fire when ready.

	Worf takes a moment, then hits a control with
	enthusiasm and watches the viewscreen...

          STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT ONE          8.

6    EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	as it FIRES THREE TORPEDOES at the asteroid field. Two
	of the torpedoes find their targets -- two asteroids
	are VAPORIZED in a spectacular BLAST of fiery debris.
	But the third torpedo VEERS AWAY and flies off into
	space, disappearing in a crazy trail off into the
	distance...

7    INT. BRIDGE

	As before. Reactions to the sight.

					RIKER
			Worf?

					WORF
				(working)
			One of the torpedoes has veered
			off course. It appears to be a
			malfunction in the guidance
			system.

					PICARD
			Abort and destroy.

					WORF
				(works)
			Torpedo is not responding... the
			subspace detonator will not
			engage.

					RIKER
			Lock phasers...

					WORF
			The torpedo is out of range.

					RIKER
			Even with your new, improved
			phasers?

	Worf shoots him a look.

					PICARD
			Maintain a sensor lock on the
			torpedo -- we'll have to go after
			it.

					DATA
			That would be inadvisable, sir.
			The asteroid field is unusually
			dense -- the Enterprise is too
			large to navigate through it
			safely.

          STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT ONE          9.

7    CONTINUED:

	Picard thinks, gets a better idea -- he's looking for
	an excuse to leave.

					PICARD
			Then I'll take a shuttlecraft to
			retrieve it.
				(to Data)
			Mister Data, you're with me.

	Picard heads for the door.

					RIKER
			Captain -- the shuttle pilot on
			duty is Lieutenant Hayes...

	Picard turns to him.

					PICARD
			I happen to be a reasonably
			qualified pilot, Number One.
				(beat)
			Besides, these... tests hardly
			require the Captain's personal
			attention.

					RIKER
			Understood. Enjoy yourself, sir.

					PICARD
				(on the move)
			In the meantime, Mister Worf --
			you should consider analyzing your
			new guidance system.

	Worf looks frustrated. Picard and Data head for the
	door...

					DATA
				(to Picard, on the move)
			Captain, I will need a few minutes
			to take care of some personal
			affairs.

         STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT ONE         10.

7    CONTINUED: (2)

	Picard nods and they EXIT...

									CUT TO:

8    INT. DATA'S QUARTERS

	Data and Barclay are staring down at the bed, where
	Spot is lying down. Barclay looks surprised.

					BARCLAY
			Me?

					DATA
				(nods)
			It is possible that it will take
			several days for Captain Picard
			and me to complete our mission.
			I would prefer to have a human
			present to supervise the birthing
			process.

	Barclay sits on the bed and begins to pet Spot,
	affectionate -- he's very comfortable with the animal.

					BARCLAY
			Well... I'd be honored...

					DATA
			I have noticed that you are the
			only other member of the crew whom
			Spot seems to like.

					BARCLAY
			Really? I find that hard to
			believe. She's such a sweet
			little kitty...

					DATA
			She is to you. However there have
			been several... injuries when
			other crewmembers have attempted
			to care for her.

	Barclay glances around the room.

					BARCLAY
			So... has she picked the place?

					DATA
			The... "place"?

         STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT ONE         11.

8    CONTINUED:

					BARCLAY
			Cats usually like to pick out a
			specific location to give birth...

	Barclay gets up and starts to looks around the room.

					BARCLAY
				(continuing)
			It's usually someplace dark... and
			secluded...

	He stops at a chair and peers around it.

					BARCLAY
				(continuing)
			I'll bet this is it.

	Data joins him and looks behind the chair. Lying on
	the floor are a couple of CAT TOYS and a ball of
	string. Data looks intrigued.

					BARCLAY
				(continuing)
			I'm curious, Data. Who's the
			father?

					DATA
			I am not certain. Spot has
			escaped from my quarters on
			several occasions. And there are
			twelve male felines on board.
				(beat)
			I intend to run a full DNA
			analysis on the kittens once they
			are --

					PICARD'S COM VOICE
			Picard to Data. Report to
			Shuttlebay Two.

					DATA
				(to com)
			On my way, Captain.

	Data bends down and gives Spot a little kiss.

					DATA
				(continuing)
			Goodbye, Spot. I believe you are
			in... good hands.

	Barclay smiles. Data heads for the door...

         STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT ONE         12.

8    CONTINUED: (2)

					BARCLAY
			Don't worry about a thing, sir!

	Data EXITS. As Barclay snuggles Spot...

									CUT TO:

9    EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (STOCK - OPTICAL)

	as a SHUTTLECRAFT leaves the ship...

10   INT. BRIDGE

	Later. Riker, Ensign Dern and N.D.s at their
	positions. Worf is working at the aft science station,
	looking agitated. He taps a few controls, then slams
	his fist down on the console in aggravation. Riker
	walks up behind him, leans in close.

					RIKER
			Problem?

					WORF
				(an edge)
			I have performed thirteen
			diagnostics of the weapons array,
			and I can find nothing wrong with
			the guidance system.

					RIKER
			I'll have Geordi run a diagnostic
			of the torpedo bay itself... maybe
			he can find something.

	Worf glances at him, irritated.

					WORF
				(snaps)
			Must you to stand so close to me?

	Riker reacts, a little taken aback.

					RIKER
			Lieutenant... are you alright?

	Worf is on edge, and it shows.

					WORF
			I am... fine, sir.


         STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT ONE         13.

10   CONTINUED:

					RIKER
			No, you're not. You've been
			working for the past six hours.
			You're tired. Take a break.

					WORF
			But sir --

					RIKER
			That's an order, Worf.

	A beat, then Worf stands and heads for the door. OFF
	Riker's concern...

									CUT TO:

11   INT. TEN FORWARD

	CLOSE ON Worf, who is sitting alone at a table, eating
	from several plates FILLED with exotic-looking MEATS
	and other strange-looking FOOD. He eats hungrily,
	quickly, tearing into the meat with Klingon vigor.
	There is an almost feral quality to his behavior -- a
	subtle but growing change in his personality...

					TROI (O.S.)
			Thanks for waiting.

	Worf jumps slightly, startled. He turns to see TROI
	standing behind him. She is dressed in casual
	clothing, and is carrying a glass of water.

					WORF
			Do not approach me unannounced --
			especially while I am eating.

	He turns back to his food. Troi raises an eyebrow --
	what's wrong with him?

					TROI
			Worf... we were supposed to have
			lunch together, remember?

					WORF
			I was hungry.

	Troi sits down and eyes his food.

					TROI
			Well, I'm hungry too...

	Troi gets the attention of a passing WAITER.

         STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT ONE         14.

11   CONTINUED:

					TROI
				(continuing, to waiter)
			Bring me an order of... Ongilin
			caviar. Make that a double order.

	The waiter nods and moves off.

					WORF
			Caviar... for lunch?

					TROI
			I'm in the mood for something
			salty. Besides, it's no stranger
			than what you're eating.

	Worf grunts a little and keeps eating. Troi takes a
	long drink from the glass of water... then rubs her
	arms, uncomfortable.

					TROI
				(continuing)
			Have you noticed how dry the air
			is on the ship? I wonder if the
			environmental controls are set
			properly....

	Worf lets out a BELCH.

					TROI
				(continuing, reacts)
			You're excused.

	He ignores her. The waiter brings over two plates of
	CAVIAR -- sets them on the table and moves off. Worf
	glances up at Troi, licking some of the food off his
	fingers... and he looks her up and down with a
	predatory gleam in his eye. Troi is about to eat when
	she senses something and looks up at him. She reacts
	to what is clearly a sexually suggestive look on his
	face.

					TROI
				(continuing)
			Is something wrong?

	Worf looks back down at his food, a little embarrassed.
	He changes the subject.

					WORF
			It has been a difficult day. The
			torpedo guidance system failed...
			it was my fault.

         STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT ONE         15.

11   CONTINUED: (2)

					TROI
			You always say that, Worf...

					WORF
				(a little too loud)
			It was my fault. I designed the
			guidance system.

					TROI
			Worf... calm down.

	Worf takes a breath... tries to relax.

					TROI
				(continuing)
			I think you're under more stress
			than you'd like to admit. Maybe
			you should get some rest...

	Worf nods, knows she's right.

					WORF
			Yes... perhaps you are right.
			Excuse me.

	Worf stands and walks off. Troi looks after him,
	surprised.

					TROI
			I didn't mean right now...

	But Worf is already at the door. OFF Troi's
	puzzlement...

									CUT TO:

12   INT. WORF'S QUARTERS

	Later. The room is DARK. Worf is lying in bed,
	dressed in his nightclothes, trying to sleep. He
	tosses and turns for a moment, restless... then his
	eyes shoot open. He sits up and glances around with
	the room... jumps off the bed and begins to move around
	the room in search of something... his movements quick
	and predatory, strange. Worf is changing... some sort
	of primordial instincts taking over...

	He zeroes in on a particular spot on the floor, seems
	to find what he's looking for. He bends down and
	sniffs around that area, taking in the scent, making
	sure it's the right place. Satisfied, he rushes back
	to the bed and tosses off the blankets and pillows. He
	then begins to violently TEAR THE MATTRESS APART.

         STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT ONE         16.

12   CONTINUED:

	He rips out large amounts of stuffing... grabs an
	armful and takes over to his "spot" on the floor. He
	throws the stuffing down and arranges it to form a
	"nest" of sorts...

	Satisfied, Worf lays down in the spot. He curls up in
	a fetal ball and closes his eyes. Within seconds he is
	asleep.

	OFF the bizarre moment...

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT ONE                          

         STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT TWO         17.

                            ACT TWO                             

	FADE IN:

13   INT. ENGINEERING

	GEORDI and Barclay are reporting to Riker. Barclay is
	very animated throughout the scene, bristling with
	nervous energy and mannerisms -- even more so than
	usual. It is a very subtle behavioral change, the
	foreshadowing of a more radical transformation. Riker,
	on the other hand, seems a little slow -- one step
	behind the others. This is the subtle beginnings of
	Riker losing his intellectual capabilities.

					BARCLAY
				(very quick)
			We removed the torpedo bay's
			primary guidance module and found
			a power fluctuation in the forward
			sensor cluster and we think there
			may be a radial imbalance in the
			phase discriminator. Now what we
			want to do next is run a level
			four diagnostic, but that's going
			to mean shutting down auxiliary
			power to nineteen decks and --

					RIKER
				(cutting in)
			Wait... slow down... I lost you
			back there...
				(beat)
			Which sensor cluster?

	Barclay scratches the side of his face, a nervous
	twitch that continues throughout the scene.

					BARCLAY
				(quick)
			The forward. It's... it's a power
			fluctuation in the converter
			nodes. Minor adjustment -- minor.

	Riker gives him a blank look. Geordi steps in, trying
	to help, hands Riker a PADD.

					GEORDI
				(re: PADD)
			It's all right in here in this
			diagram, sir.

	Riker stares at the PADD for a long moment, trying to
	make sense of the diagram. There's an awkward beat.

         STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT TWO         18.

13   CONTINUED:

					RIKER
			I'll... take a look at this later.
			In the meantime, go ahead and run
			your diagnostic. I'll notify all
			departments about the power shutdown.

	Suddenly, a small ALARM goes off on a console across
	the room. Barclay whirls around.

					BARCLAY
			I'll check that!

	Barclay rushes across the room to the console. Riker
	eyes him.

					RIKER
				(re: Barclay)
			He's full of energy today.

					GEORDI
				(nods)
			I can't get him to slow down.
			He's been working since late last
			night...

					BARCLAY
				(off console)
			Looks like a plasma conduit just
			cut out in Junction Seventeen.
			I'll go take a look...

	Barclay grabs an equipment case and heads for the
	Jefferies Tube.

					GEORDI
			Hold on, Reg -- I'll go with you!
				(to Riker, on the move)
			We'll keep you posted, sir.

	Riker nods. As Geordi EXITS into the Jefferies Tube...

									CUT TO:

14   INT. BRIDGE

	Troi is standing watch, dressed in her uniform. Worf
	is working at Tactical. He looks sullen and somewhat
	disheveled -- his hair is slightly mussed and his
	uniform is wrinkled. Ensign Dern and N.D.s at
	stations. Troi shivers a little, cold.

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         STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT TWO         19.

14   CONTINUED:

					TROI
				(to computer)
			Computer, increase ambient air
			temperature by two degrees
			Centigrade... and increase
			relative humidity another ten
			percent.

	Worf shoots her an irritated look.

					WORF
				(to computer)
			Computer, reset environmental
			controls to standard.

	Troi turns to him.

					TROI
			Worf, it's freezing in here.

					WORF
			You have already raised the
			temperature three times. It is
			too hot.

	Troi is uncharacteristically edgy.

					TROI
				(firm)
			Live with it.
				(to computer)
			Computer, execute my original
			command.

	Worf bristles. Troi shifts in her chair, uncomfortable --
	it's a strange moment... she's edgy, cold... finally
	she stands and heads for the door.

					TROI
				(continuing)
			I need a bath...
				(to Worf)
			You have the Bridge.

	Troi EXITS. Worf seems to be unconcerned with her
	strange behavior and hasty exit. OFF his gloomy
	face...

									CUT TO:

         STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT TWO         19A.

15   INT. JEFFERIES TUBE (OPTICAL)

	Barclay and Geordi crawling along, Barclay carrying the
	equipment case. Barclay is crawling quickly and with
	great skill -- Geordi can barely keep up. They come to
	a stop at a CORRODED PANEL that looks like it's been
	eaten away by acid.

					BARCLAY
			Here we are.
				(eyes panel)
			It looks like the conduit
			ruptured. No problem, I'll just
			bypass it...

	Barclay opens a SECOND PANEL along the wall, and sets
	the PANEL COVER on the floor. He reaches into the acideaten
	panel and grabs hold of a CABLE, which FRITZES
	with an ELECTRICAL FLASH for a moment. He begins to
	insert the cable in the second wall panel, re-routing
	it...

	As Barclay works, Geordi scans the acid-eaten panel
	with his tricorder.

         STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT TWO         20.

15   CONTINUED:

					GEORDI
				(off tricorder)
			Reg... wait a second... look at
			the corroded edges... and the
			blast pattern. This conduit
			didn't just rupture on its own...
			it looks like something dissolved
			the bulkhead and ate through the
			conduit...

	Barclay stops, looks at the panel and runs a hand
	across his face -- that nervous twitch again.

					BARCLAY
			And that... that caused the
			rupture?

					GEORDI
			I think so. Whatever dissolved
			the bulkhead was highly
			corrosive... but it's not like
			any solvent I've ever seen...

	Barclay continues re-routing the cable. Geordi moves
	in closer to the panel, scanning.

					GEORDI
				(continuing)
			There's a high level of cholic
			acid here... enzymatic agents...
			If I didn't know any better, I'd
			say this solvent was organic.

	Barclay completes his work, scratches at his face in
	confusion.

					BARCLAY
				(quick)
			Maybe we should run a bio-spectral
			analysis of the solvent... take a
			closer look.

	Geordi nods... and yawns, tired.

					GEORDI
			Good idea. But let's take a break
			first, give ourselves a chance to --

         STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT TWO         21.

15   CONTINUED: (2)

					BARCLAY
			You go ahead, sir. I'll take care
			of it.

	Barclay starts crawling off down the Tube. Geordi
	sighs, then moves after him.

					GEORDI
				(quiet)
			I don't know what's gotten into
			you, Reg...

	OFF the image of the re-routed cable -- which is left
	stretching across the Tube between the two panels, and
	the panel cover is left lying on the floor.

									CUT TO:

16   INT. TROI'S QUARTERS

	Troi is in uniform, drinking a large glass of water.
	She drinks the entire glass, then immediately fills the
	glass from a nearby pitcher of water.

					TROI
				(to computer)
			Computer, adjust temperature to
			twenty-nine degrees Celsius...
			relative humidity to ninety
			percent.

	The computer works. Troi takes another sip of water
	and EXITS into another part of the room...

17   INT. TROI'S BATHROOM - CONTINUOUS

	A small but comfortable room with a large, luxurious
	BATHTUB. Troi paces for a moment, edgy -- she shivers --
	the tub isn't filling fast enough and she needs to get
	warm! In a bizarre moment, she crawls into the tub IN
	UNIFORM and sits under the faucet, splashing water onto
	her face and body. As she struggles to keep wet and
	warm...

									CUT TO:

         STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT TWO         22.

18   INT. BRIDGE

	Worf, Dern, N.D.s at stations. Riker ENTERS, moves to
	Command. He reacts to the temperature in the room.

					RIKER
			It's awfully hot in here.

					WORF
			Counselor Troi would not let us
			turn down the temperature.

	Riker glances around.

					RIKER
			Where is she? This is supposed to
			be her watch.

					WORF
			She said she needed... a bath.

					RIKER
			A bath?

					WORF
			Yes sir.

	Worf looks at Riker, more agitated than ever.

					WORF
				(continuing)
			Permission to be excused. I am
			not... feeling well.

	Riker nods and Worf EXITS. Riker moves to the command
	area. Ensign Dern turns to him.

					DERN
			Commander, we received a
			communication from Starfleet.
			They wanted to know when they
			could expect your performance
			analysis of the new weapon
			systems.

	Riker looks at him blankly.

					RIKER
			The weapon systems... ?

					DERN
			Yes, sir.
				(beat)
			The ones we've been testing for
			the past few days... ?

         STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT TWO         23.

18   CONTINUED:

	Riker suddenly remembers.

					RIKER
			Oh, that's right...

	A long beat. Riker seems to drift for a moment.

					DERN
				(awkward)
			What should I tell them, sir?

					RIKER
			Tell them... we're not finished
			yet...

	Dern turns and works his console. OFF Riker's face as
	he stares off into middle distance. It's a subtle but
	strange moment... something is affecting his ability
	to concentrate...

									CUT TO:

19   INT. TROI'S QUARTERS - BATHROOM

	The room is now filled is STEAM. Troi is still lying
	in the tub in her uniform, luxuriating in the hot water
	(the tub is now filled). She closes her eyes and
	exhales in a long, sensuous breath. She rolls her head
	around for a moment and opens her eyes...

20   TROI'S POV

	Worf is standing over her -- a strange and eerie figure
	in the swirling mist.

21   RESUME TROI

	who is startled to see Worf in her bathroom.

					TROI
			Worf... what are you doing in
			here?

	Worf is focused on Troi -- seems intent on seducing her
	and is unaware of her concern. His primal drives have
	completely taken over now, and there is a terrifying
	predatory quality to his behavior. When he speaks,
	there is a growl-like edge to his voice.

         STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT TWO         24.

21   CONTINUED:

					WORF
			I had to be with you...

					TROI
			Well, as you can see, I'm a little
			busy right now. Please come back
			later.

	She shivers, cold.

					TROI
				(to computer)
			Computer, increase water
			temperature by five degrees.

	Troi sinks deeper into the water as it gets deliciously
	warmer. She seems obsessed with keeping warm and her
	level of comfort. Worf is nearly intoxicated with his
	feelings of desire and closeness to Troi. He kneels
	down by the tub, drinks in the smell of her skin.

					WORF
			Get out of the water. Now.

	Troi looks at him, disturbed by his tone and intent.

					TROI
			Worf... what do you think you're --

	Worf suddenly reaches out and GRABS one of her hands,
	holds it tightly. He lets out a low and sensual growl.
	Troi pulls her hand away -- she's had about enough of
	this.

					TROI
			Leave me alone, or I'm going to
			call security.

	She sinks back deeper into the tub in retreat. Worf
	looks confused for a moment -- why is she resisting
	him? His expression hardens... dangerous.

         STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT TWO         25.

21   CONTINUED: (2)

	Without warning, Worf BITES her on the cheek, hard.
	Troi cries out in pain and hits Worf back with her hand
	in defense. Worf pulls back, jolted out of his state
	of desire. Troi looks at him in shock, puts her hand
	to her cheek, which is bleeding. They both look at
	each other in stunned amazement...

									CUT TO:

22   INT. SICKBAY

	A short time later. Troi is lying on a bio-bed,
	wrapped in a blanket. She is shivering, cold. Ogawa
	is treating the nasty-looking bite-wound on her cheek.
	Beverly is scanning her with a tricorder.

					TROI
			It's just so cold in here...
				(quickly, to passing
				 N.D.)
			May I have a glass of water... ?

	The N.D. nods and moves off.

					BEVERLY
				(to Troi)
			Your temperature has dropped eight
			degrees. I want to run a
			hypothalamic series right away.

					OGAWA
			Doctor, we've had three other
			crewmembers complaining about the
			temperature levels. Some feel
			like they have fevers... others
			are freezing, like Counselor Troi.

	Beverly considers.

         STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT TWO         26.

22   CONTINUED:

					BEVERLY
			Call Doctor Selar and Doctor
			Hacopian. We may have some kind
			of viral infection going around.
				(beat)
			I'm going to check on Worf...

	Beverly moves to another part of the room...

23   NEW ANGLE - ON WORF

	who is sitting on a bio-bed, staring into middle
	distance. His mouth is open and he is breathing
	heavily. He ignores Beverly as she comes over and
	scans him with a tricorder.

					BEVERLY
			Worf, have you had any unusual
			symptoms lately? Headaches...
			nausea... dizziness?

	No response.

					BEVERLY
				(continuing)
			Worf? Worf... can you hear me?

	Worf won't even look at her -- he's in his own world.
	She reaches over and lifts one of his eyelids, looks at
	his eyes closely.

					BEVERLY
				(continuing)
			I think we'd better run a full bio-scan.
			I want you to lie down.

	He ignores her. She tries to gently press him back
	onto the bed.

					BEVERLY
				(continuing)
			Worf, lie down...

	He stiffens and won't move.

					BEVERLY
				(continuing)
			Okay... we'll do this sitting up.

	She starts to move away, but stops when she sees
	something on Worf's neck. She leans in close for a
	better look...

         STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT TWO         27.

24   CLOSE ON WORF'S NECK

	There is a small, veiny POUCH on Worf's neck just below
	the jaw line, back towards his ear.

25   RESUME

	Beverly reacts to the strange sight.

					BEVERLY
			What's this... ?

	She gingerly touches the pouch...

					BEVERLY
				(continuing)
			Worf, how long have you had this
			on your neck?

	No answer. Beverly begins to scan him with her
	tricorder... is amazed at what she finds...

					BEVERLY
				(continuing, off
				 tricorder)
			It's full of some sort of bioacidic
			compound... almost like a
			venom sack...
				(beat)
			Open your mouth.

	Worf doesn't respond. Beverly reaches out to open his
	mouth. As she touches his face, Worf's eyes flash like
	an animal caught unaware and he looks at her. He opens
	his mouth and SPRAYS her from some hidden ducts inside
	his mouth -- like a spitting cobra. A BLAST of VENOM
	catches Beverly full in the face. She screams, falls
	back to the floor, her hands reaching toward her face.
	Worf leaps out the bed and runs out the door.

	As Ogawa rushes to Beverly's aid...

									CUT TO:

         STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT TWO         28.

26   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	as before.

27   INT. OBSERVATION LOUNGE

	Riker, Ogawa and Barclay. Throughout the scene, Riker
	seems a little slow -- one step behind the others. His
	ability to think is getting worse. Mid-conversation.

					OGAWA
			I managed to get her into stasis
			before the venom paralyzed her.
			She's going to need reconstructive
			surgery... but I
			think she'll be alright.

	Barclay chimes in. He's more energetic than ever --
	fidgeting, can't sit still. He may even get up out of
	his chair and sit down a few times as the scene
	progresses.

					BARCLAY
				(quickly)
			Sir, we analyzed the venom and
			compared it to the acidic compound
			we found in Junction Seventeen...
			and on Decks Ten and Twelve. They
			all have the same enzymatic
			composition...

	Riker tries to make sense of this.

					RIKER
			Are you saying that Mister Worf
			has been... spraying this...
			this...

					BARCLAY
			Venom.

					RIKER
			Venom... all over the ship?

					BARCLAY
			I'd say so.

	Riker nods... tries to make sense of the situation.

					OGAWA
			Commander, sixty crewmen have
			begun to exhibit strange
			behavioral changes.
					(MORE)

         STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT TWO         29.

27   CONTINUED:

					OGAWA (Cont'd)
			Memory loss... fatigue...
			headaches...
				(beat)
			Doctor Selar and I are trying to
			coordinate everything... but we're
			having a tough time understanding
			what we're dealing with.
				(beat)
			I think one thing is clear...
			there's some sort of disease
			aboard the Enterprise... and it's
			spreading.

	Riker nods, tries to organize his thoughts.

					RIKER
			I'm having trouble concentrating
			myself... it's like my mind
			keeps... wandering... I can't...

	He drifts off. There's an uncomfortable moment.
	Geordi ENTERS, looking concerned.

					GEORDI
				(to Riker)
			Commander -- I have seven security
			teams hunting for Worf, but for
			some reason sensors are having
			trouble locking onto him. I've
			called a Level Two Security Alert --
			do you think we should go to a
			Level One?

	Riker hesitates.

					RIKER
			I... don't know. What do you
			think?

					GEORDI
			I think we should...

					RIKER
			Okay... sounds good... then you'll
			take care of that... security
			thing, won't you?

					GEORDI
			Yes sir.

	Riker takes a moment.

         STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT TWO         30.

27   CONTINUED: (2)

					RIKER
			I'll... contact Starfleet... let
			them know what's happening. You
			have your orders. Dismissed.

	Everyone stands and EXITS. Riker taps a control on the
	table.

					RIKER
				(to computer)
			Computer, send a subspace message
			to Starfleet command... security
			channel, authorization...

	He hesitates... a long beat.

					COMPUTER VOICE
			Alpha-four seven authorization
			required to activate security
			channel.

	Riker struggles to stay focused... but his attention is
	drifting and he begins to stare out the window at the
	stars, as if seeing them for the first time.

					RIKER
			Computer...

	Beat.

					COMPUTER VOICE
			Awaiting authorization.

	But Riker no longer hears the computer. He stares
	vacantly out the window... gone.

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT TWO                          

        STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT THREE        31.

                           ACT THREE                            

	FADE IN:

28   EXT. SPACE - THE SHUTTLECRAFT (OPTICAL)

	seen earlier, at impulse.

					PICARD (V.O.)
			Captain's Log, supplemental.
			Commander Data and I have
			recovered the stray torpedo after
			a three day search. We are
			enroute back to the Enterprise.

29   INT. SHUTTLECRAFT

	Data at the helm. Picard in back examining a PHOTON
	TORPEDO. Data reacts to the console, puzzled.

					DATA
			Captain, the ship is not at the
			pre-arranged coordinates.

	Picard joins him.

					PICARD
			Have they been delayed?

					DATA
			I do not know. I am unable to
			raise them on any communication
			channel.

	Picard considers.

					PICARD
			Scan the vicinity... see if you
			can find them...

	As Data works...

									CUT TO:

30   EXT. SPACE - THE SHUTTLECRAFT (OPTICAL)

	as it flies into view of the ENTERPRISE, which is
	floating ADRIFT in empty space. The great ship is
	slowly ROLLING, tumbling through space in an aimless
	barrel roll...

        STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT THREE        32.

31   INT. SHUTTLECRAFT

	Picard and Data looking out the windows at the
	offscreen ship.

					DATA
				(off console)
			The Enterprise appears to be
			adrift. I am reading power
			fluctuations on all decks...

	Picard stares out the window.

					PICARD
			Life signs?

	Data works.

					DATA
			There are life signs, but the
			sensor readings are highly
			distorted. I am unable to
			identify specific lifeforms.

	Picard considers.

					PICARD
			Adjust our axial stabilizers to
			match the attitude and rotation
			rate of the Enterprise...
				(beat)
			I'm going to dock the shuttle
			manually...

	As Picard works the pilot controls...

32   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	The shuttlecraft flies toward the ship, slowly ROTATING
	at the same angle and rate as the Enterprise...

									CUT TO:

        STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT THREE        33.

33   INT. SHUTTLEBAY

	The room is DARK, lit by emergency lights only. Cargo
	containers are strewn about -- the room is in a state
	of disarray. Picard and Data's shuttlecraft is now
	parked in the bay, its door OPEN. Picard and Data step
	out of the shuttle, phasers drawn, holding palm
	beacons. They look around the empty room... then Data
	moves to a wall panel, taps it.

					DATA
				(off panel)
			Main power is off-line. All
			systems are in Emergency or Standby
			mode... and there is no
			response from any manned station.

					PICARD
			Any sign of the crew?

					DATA
				(works)
			I cannot access the internal
			sensors from here. We will have
			to go to the Bridge.

	Picard nods and they make their way across the room.
	Picard wrinkles his face.

					PICARD
			What's that smell?

	Data sniffs the air.

					DATA
			It is a mixture of methane, uric
			acid and ammonia. There is also
			an abundance of pheromones in the
			air.

	Picard reacts to this as they reach the door, phasers
	at-the-ready...

34   INT. CORRIDOR - CONTINUOUS

	Picard and Data ENTER the DARK corridor and start
	walking, aware and ready for anything. Somewhere in
	the distance we can hear strange ANIMALISTIC SOUNDS --
	howls... screeches... clicks... distant CRIES of
	pain... strange and eerie.

        STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT THREE        34.

34   CONTINUED:

					PICARD
			That sounds like... animals.

					DATA
			Yes, sir. I am able to discern
			over three hundred different
			vocalizations.

	They continue walking... the strange sounds echoing
	through the ship. Picard sees something lying on the
	floor and moves to it.

					PICARD
				(continuing)
			Look at this...

	They stop at a long, dried SKIN HUSK, like the shedding
	of a snake-skin -- but it has a vaguely humanoid shape.
	Data scans it.

					DATA
				(off tricorder)
			It is composed of reptilian DNA...
			I believe it is an epidermal layer
			that has been cast off during
			molting.

					PICARD
			But it seems to be humanoid...

					DATA
			Yes, sir. I cannot explain it.
			There are no species aboard the
			Enterprise that shed their skin in
			this fashion.

	Picard considers, then indicates that they should move
	on. They stand and continue walking. Data sees
	something on a nearby door and moves to it. The door
	is covered with CONDENSATION. They react to the
	strange sight.

					PICARD
			This is Commander Troi's
			quarters... can you tell if she's
			inside?

        STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT THREE        35.

34   CONTINUED: (2)

					DATA
			No, sir.

					PICARD
			I want to take a look inside.
			Stand ready.

	They both point their phasers at the door. Picard taps
	a control and the doors OPEN. STEAM comes drifting
	into the corridor from within. They walk into the
	room...

35   INT. TROI'S QUARTERS - CONTINUOUS

	Picard and Data ENTER. The room is filled with a light
	MIST -- it's like the inside of a greenhouse, damp and
	hot. Picard moves to a desk console, checks it.

					PICARD
			The environmental settings in this
			room have been altered...

	Data looks around the room, then heads in the direction
	of the bathroom. Picard follows...

36   INT. TROI'S BATHROOM - CONTINUOUS

	Picard and Data ENTER the steamy room. Picard sees the
	bathtub, which is completely filled with water. He
	moves to it and stares down into the water --

37   TROI

	is visible beneath the water's surface. She's in
	uniform, lying face-down, hair drifting in the water.
	She looks dead.

					PICARD
			Deanna!

	Picard immediately thrusts both arms into the water and
	grabs hold of Troi's upper-body, pulls her head up and
	out into the air --

	Troi starts to GASP, her mouth gulping horribly for
	air. We now see that there are two GILL SLITS on
	either side of her neck, and that her skin is covered
	with a OILY SHEEN -- like the skin of an eel.

        STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT THREE        36.

37   CONTINUED:

	Her EYES shoot open, revealing that they are an inhuman
	GOLD COLOR with a RED SLIT running vertically down the
	middle. It's a bizarre amalgam of human and amphibian
	features.

					PICARD
				(horrified)
			What's happened to her... ?

	Troi looks around with quick, darting movements --
	alien, strange. She doesn't seem to recognize Picard
	or Data... seems unaware of her surroundings. She has
	been utterly transformed.

					DATA
				(off tricorder)
			Her DNA is in a state of ribocyatic
			flux... her genetic codes
			are being re-sequenced... and her
			cells are mutating as a result.
				(beat)
			At a fundamental level, she is no
			longer human.

					PICARD
			What... is she?

					DATA
				(scanning)
			Her respiratory tissue has become
			capable of metabolizing water as
			well as air... and her eyes have
			developed nictitating membranes...
				(beat)
			I believe she has become...
			amphibian, sir.

	Picard eyes the bite mark on her cheek (seen earlier).

					PICARD
			She's been injured...

	Data scans the wound.

					DATA
			There is Klingon DNA in the wound.
			It is saliva.

					PICARD
			You mean, she's been bitten?

					DATA
			It would appear so.

        STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT THREE        37.

37   CONTINUED: (2)

	Troi suddenly wriggles around in Picard's grasp and
	twists her body, deftly dropping back into the water
	with a little splash. Picard looks after her a moment,
	then stands.

					DATA
				(re: Troi)
			I will need to run a full biospectral
			analysis.

					PICARD
				(nods)
			First we've got to get the ship
			under control... let's go to the
			Bridge.

	As they EXIT...

									CUT TO:

38   INT. BRIDGE

	Picard and Data ENTER the DARKENED Bridge. There are
	SCRATCH MARKS on the walls, and one of the aft consoles
	has been SHATTERED. There is a dead crewmember on the
	floor -- it's Ensign Dern. They quickly move to Dern,
	who has nasty-looking scratch marks on his face,
	uniform in tatters. Data scans him.

					DATA
			His upper spinal column has been
			broken in three places.

					PICARD
			It looks like he's been attacked
			by some sort of animal...
				(beat)
			Has his DNA changed, as well?

					DATA
			Yes. However, the mutation was in
			its initial stages when he died.

	A beat, then Picard moves to the Conn position and
	starts working. Data moves to Ops.

        STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT THREE        38.

38   CONTINUED:

					PICARD
				(working)
			I've restored attitude control to
			the ship. But I can't get main
			power back on-line... it looks
			like the entire power transfer
			grid has been destroyed...

	Data reacts to his console.

					DATA
				(off console)
			Captain, I am picking up one
			thousand eleven individual life
			readings within the ship. All
			exhibit a genetic flux similar to
			the one we observed in Counselor
			Troi.

					PICARD
			Then the entire ship has been
			affected...

					DATA
				(off console)
			Most of the lifeforms are
			scattered throughout ship's
			quarters... but there are several
			large concentrations in the
			arboretum, and the aquatics lab.

	There is a sudden THUMPING noise from the Ready Room.
	Data and Picard exchange a look, then draw their
	phasers and head for the door...

39   INT. READY ROOM - CONTINUOUS

	Picard and Data ENTER and see --

40   RIKER (OPTICAL)

	who is banging and clawing at the fishbowl, trying to
	get at the fish inside.

					PICARD
			Commander Riker... ?

        STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT THREE        39.

40   CONTINUED:

	Riker whirls around, a startled look on his face. He
	has transformed into a PROTO-HUMAN. He has a
	pronounced forehead, large orbital ridge and nose...
	and his TEETH have changed -- protruding upper-palate
	and long canines. Dark HAIR covers his hands and face.
	He resembles a cross between a modern human and an
	early primate.

					PICARD
				(reacts)
			Wil... ?

	Riker eyes Picard and Data with a suspicious look.
	Data begins to scan him.

					DATA
				(off tricorder)
			His cranial plates have thickened
			by twenty percent -- his brain is
			much smaller, sir. I doubt he can
			comprehend our language.

	Riker tilts his head at their words, as if some part of
	him might understand. He makes a low, throaty sound in
	response, keeps his eyes trained on them.

					PICARD
			I think he's trying to
			communicate...

	Picard takes a careful step forward.

					PICARD
				(gently)
			Wil, can you --

	Riker suddenly grabs the desktop terminal and THROWS it
	at Picard, who manages to get out of the way. Riker
	LUNGES for Picard -- GRABS hold of him, growling low
	and vicious. Data quickly PULLS Riker off of Picard
	and FIRES his phaser. Riker is jolted backward a
	step... but quickly recovers and heads for Data with a
	rabid expression. Data FIRES again, and this time
	Riker FALLS to the floor, unconscious. They both move
	to him.

					PICARD
			He looks almost... proto-human.

        STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT THREE        40.

40   CONTINUED: (2)

					DATA
			Yes, sir. His DNA would seem to
			confirm that observation.

	A beat as Data realizes...

					DATA
			Captain... I believe the crew is
			de-evolving.

	OFF Picard's reaction...

									FADE OUT.

                       END OF ACT THREE                         

         STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FOUR         41.

                           ACT FOUR                             

	FADE IN:

41   INT. SICKBAY

	A short time later. The room is DARK. Picard and Data
	are standing next to the operating table, where the
	proto-humanoid Riker is lying unconscious. Data is
	working the controls on the table. Picard is injecting
	Riker with a hypospray.

					PICARD
			This tranquilizer should keep him
			unconscious for another seven
			hours.
				(beat)
			What have you found out?

					DATA
			I have analyzed Commander Riker's
			DNA structure. A synthetic T-cell
			has invaded his genetic code.
			This T-cell has begun to activate
			his latent introns.

					PICARD
			Introns?

					DATA
			They are genetic codes which are
			normally dormant. They are
			evolutionary holdovers --
			sequences of DNA that provided key
			physical and behavioral
			characteristics millions of years
			ago, but are no longer necessary.
				(beat)
			For instance, Counselor Troi's
			gill slits and other amphibious
			characteristics were derived from
			introns which still contain
			amphibious codes.

					PICARD
			So these... introns are causing
			her DNA to re-combine in an
			earlier configuration?

         STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FOUR         42.

41   CONTINUED:

					DATA
			That is correct. In her case, the
			DNA is creating an amphibious
			lifeform which became extinct over
			fifty million years ago.

	Picard considers this bizarre notion, stares down at
	Riker for a beat.

					PICARD
			Commander Riker's introns are
			changing him into one of the
			earlier hominids...

					DATA
			Yes, sir. I would say...
			Australopithacine.
				(beat)
			Each of these stages is another
			link in the evolutionary chain,
			stretching back to the origins of
			all lifeforms on Earth.
				(beat)
			Because introns can include
			genetic material from many
			different species over millions of
			years of evolution, it is possible
			that a wide variety of
			transformations is occurring among
			the crew.

					PICARD
			What about crewmembers who are not
			from Earth?

					DATA
			All humanoid life has a similar
			genetic pattern. The virus should
			affect non-human crewmembers in
			the same way. They are each deevolving
			to earlier forms of life
			on their homeworlds.

	Data looks at him, tries to find the best way to put
	this...

					DATA
				(continuing)
			I feel I must point out, sir, that
			you have become infected with the
			intron virus, as well.

        STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FOUR        42A.

41   CONTINUED: (2)

	Picard reacts, disturbed.

					PICARD
			How long before I start to change?


         STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FOUR         43.

41   CONTINUED: (3)

					DATA
			According to my calculations,
			within the next twelve hours, you
			will begin to exhibit the first
			signs of your eventual
			transformation.

					PICARD
			Which will be what... ?

					DATA
			I believe you will also de-evolve
			into some form of early primate.
			Possibly similar to a lemur, or
			pygmy marmoset.

	A long, terrible beat. Picard tries to make light of
	it.

					PICARD
			Well... before I begin scurrying
			about, searching for food, we need
			to find some answers.
				(beat)
			How do we reverse the process?

					DATA
			I am uncertain. We will need to
			run several micro-cellular scans.
			However, the ship's main computer
			has been damaged. Possibly by
			crewmembers who did not know what
			they were doing.
				(thinks)
			The computer in my quarters has an
			independent processing and memory
			storage unit, and should not be
			affected. I suggest we work from
			there.

					PICARD
			Agreed.

	They both pull out their phasers and head for the
	door...

									CUT TO:

42   INT. DATA'S QUARTERS

	Picard and Data ENTER and move to Data's desk. Almost
	immediately, we hear the sounds of MEWING KITTENS.

         STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FOUR         44.

42   CONTINUED:

	Data reacts.

					DATA
			I believe Spot has had her
			kittens.

	They move to an area near the bed, where we see a small
	LITTER OF KITTENS huddled together. Data bends down
	and gently examines them.

					PICARD
			They sound hungry.

					DATA
			Yes. I am curious as to why Spot
			is not taking care of them.

	Data stands and glances around, then moves to a nearby
	chair. He looks behind it and reacts to what he sees --

43   ANGLE BEHIND CHAIR

	where sitting in the middle of Spot's toys is a large,
	cat-sized IGUANA -- it is wearing Spot's collar.

					DATA
			Spot... ?

	Picard comes over and sees the reptile.

					PICARD
			It would seem the intron virus
			isn't limited to humanoid
			lifeforms.

					DATA
			No, sir.

	Data thinks for a moment, then gets an idea. He scans
	the iguana with his tricorder, then walks over to the
	kittens and scans them, as well.

					PICARD
			What is it?

         STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FOUR         45.

43   CONTINUED:

					DATA
			These kittens were born within the
			last twenty-four hours. It
			appears that Spot's transformation
			took place at approximately the
			same time.

					PICARD
			So... Spot gave birth to the
			kittens while she was... changing
			into a reptilian form?

					DATA
			I believe so. For some reason,
			the intron virus was not passed on
			to the kittens. I do not know
			why.

	They think about this.

					PICARD
			As I remember my biology, there
			are several natural immune systems
			that come into play in the womb of
			the mother... to protect the
			unborn from viral infections...

					DATA
			That is true. The placental
			barrier, maternal antibodies and
			amniotic fluid all serve as a
			filtration system.

	Picard thinks -- he's onto something...

					PICARD
			Maybe we could... inhibit this
			intron virus by using some of the
			natural antibodies in Spot's
			amniotic fluid...

	Data considers.

					DATA
			It would take further research,
			but I believe that to be effective
			on humanoid crewmembers, humanoid
			antibodies would be necessary.

         STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FOUR         46.

43   CONTINUED: (2)

					PICARD
			Then perhaps we should locate a
			humanoid who's pregnant...

	Data nods, remembers something.

					DATA
			Nurse Ogawa recently became
			pregnant...

					PICARD
			Then we need to locate Nurse
			Ogawa.

	Data moves to his desk and works the console.

					DATA
			I have traced her combadge signal
			to Deck Seventeen, Section Twentyone
			Alpha.

					PICARD
			The Arboretum...

	Before they can head out the door, the ship suddenly
	SHAKES. Data checks his desk console.

					DATA
				(off console)
			One of the warp plasma vents has
			failed. Main Engineering has been
			abandoned -- there is no one there
			to fix the problem.

	Picard nods -- they'd better fix it. As they head for
	the door...

									CUT TO:

             STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FOUR             47.

44   INT. ENGINEERING

	Picard and Data ENTER the room with caution, their
	phasers drawn, ready for anything. The room is DARK
	and various consoles are FLICKERING on and off. Data
	moves to the pool table, starts to work.

					DATA
			I can repair the damaged plasma
			vent from here.

					PICARD
			I'd better check the status of the
			warp core...

	Picard heads toward Geordi's office...

45   NEW ANGLE

	in Geordi's office. Picard moves to a console and
	stops. The console is covered in gossamer strands of
	FIBROUS MATERIAL -- web-like, strange. He looks around --
	the fibers are everywhere, some of the fibers are even
	hanging from the ceiling...

	A strange CHITTERING NOISE is heard -- rapid little
	clicks, insect-like. Picard turns at the sound... he
	seems on edge, nervous... moves to the glass partition
	and looks out at the darkened warp core chamber...

	Without warning, something SLAMS into the glass.
	Picard leaps back, very startled, and is shocked to see --

46   BARCLAY

	who has transformed into a horrible cross between human
	and SPIDER. His EYES are black and bulbous -- and he
	has three smaller EYES growing out of his forehead.
	His skin is mottled with distinctive colorations and
	hairy CILIA. His hands are completely unrecognizable --
	hooked and terrible. Barclay is BANGING against the
	glass, trying to get at Picard.

	Picard levels his phaser at Barclay, breathless and on
	the verge of panic.

					PICARD
				(calls out)
			Data!

	Data rushes in, As he enters, Barclay quickly scitters
	away, out of view. Picard and Data cautiously enter
	the warp core chamber, look around. Barclay is nowhere
	in sight.

             STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FOUR             48.

46   CONTINUED:

					PICARD
				(shaken)
			What was that?

					DATA
			I believe it was Lieutenant
			Barclay. He appeared to be
			partially transformed into an
			arachnid.

					PICARD
			A spider?

					DATA
				(nods)
			I recognized the chitin
			colorations. He is becoming a
			member of the Pisauridae family.

	Picard takes a breath, holds out his hand, which is
	trembling. He is uncharacteristically anxious and
	rattled. He looks about from side to side, as though
	reacting to a looming threat.

					DATA
			Captain. Are you all right?

					PICARD
			I have the most intense feeling
			of... fear... panic... as if I
			were being watched...
				(beat)
			I can't explain it.

					DATA
			You may be experiencing the
			initial stages of your
			transformation. Early primates
			were often prey for larger
			carnivores -- as a result, their
			instincts probably included a
			heightened sense of awareness.

	Picard looks around, worried.

					PICARD
			If that's the case, then my
			instincts tell me... we'd better
			hurry.

	Data nods and they head for the door...

									CUT TO:

          STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FOUR 49-50.            

49   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)

	hanging in empty space.

47
thru	OMITTED
48

             STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FOUR             51.

50   INT. SICKBAY

	CLOSE ON Nurse Ogawa who is transforming into a PROTOHUMAN.
	Her brow, forehead and jaw region are more
	pronounced... her face and shoulders are covered with
	HAIR. She is lying unconscious on the operation table
	underneath the CLAMSHELL. Data is working the
	controls. The Troi/Amphibian can be seen lying on a
	bio-bed nearby, covered with a blanket, unconscious.
	Riker is also there, unconscious. Picard is in the
	b.g., phaser drawn and pacing around the room, his
	primal instincts growing by the minute...

					DATA
			Captain.

	Picard quickly moves to him.

					DATA
				(re: Ogawa)
			I have analyzed Nurse Ogawa's
			embryo. It has been unaffected by
			the virus. I believe I can use
			her amniotic fluid as a template
			for a retro-virus. It would
			neutralize the synthetic T-cell,
			and re-establish the original
			genetic patterns of each host.

	Picard looks relieved.

					PICARD
			How soon can you have it ready?

					DATA
			It will not take long to isolate
			the appropriate genetic material.
			However, I will need to get the
			Sickbay computer back on --

	Suddenly, something SLAMS against the Sickbay door.
	They jump at the sound, startled. Another SLAM.
	Something is trying to get into the room.

					PICARD
				(anxious)
			What -- what's that?

	There is a low, terrifying HOWL from the corridor. And
	then a SNIFFING sound begins around the door frame --
	the unseen creature is looking for a way in. Data
	grabs a tricorder and points it at the door.

             STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FOUR             52.

50   CONTINUED:

					DATA
				(off tricorder)
			It is large, approximately two
			hundred kilograms... and it is
			heavily armored with an exoskeleton
			of some sort...
				(reacts)
			The lifesigns appear to be...
			Klingon.

					PICARD
			Worf...

	The sniffing sound stops, and there is a pause. Then
	with tremendous force a FIST SLAMS into the door -- and
	this time we see the METAL BUCKLE INWARD from the force
	of the blow. OFF their reactions -- what now?

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FOUR                         

             STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FIVE             53.

                           ACT FIVE                             

	FADE IN:

51   INT. SICKBAY

	Continuous action. Picard and Data, tense. Worf
	SMASHING loudly against the door outside. Picard
	adjusts his phaser.

					PICARD
			Set your phaser to heavy stun.

					DATA
			We have no way of knowing if the
			stun setting will have any effect
			on him, sir. And a higher setting
			may kill him.

	The pounding stops... and we hear a long, drawn-out
	Klingon HOWL -- the same distinctive cry as before.
	Something about the howl strikes a chord in Picard, who
	is struggling to stay calm and rational...

					PICARD
				(re: howl)
			Listen to that... he sounds
			angry... aggressive...
				(thinks)
			What does Worf want... is he
			responding to some sort of
			predatory instinct? Does he see
			us as prey?

					DATA
			There are crewmembers in the
			corridors and other sections of
			the ship. It would be much easier
			for him to capture and consume one
			of them, rather than attempt to
			break through a door.

	Another HIT against the door, and the sound of creaking
	metal. Picard flinches at the noise, heart racing, his
	instincts telling him to run. Another ROAR from
	outside. Picard grips the table and tries to steel
	himself... it's difficult...

					PICARD
			Then... what does he want?
					(MORE)

             STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FIVE             54.

51   CONTINUED:

					PICARD (Cont'd)
				(thinking)
			Predators use vocalizations to
			frighten off other predators... to
			mark territory... and to initiate
			the mating process...
				(that's it)
			The mating process...

	Picard realizes something... turns and moves to the
	unconscious Troi on a nearby bio-bed.

					PICARD
				(continuing)
			Counselor Troi has been bitten by
			a Klingon... but it's not in a
			life-threatening location...
			nowhere near a major artery or
			organ...

	The POUNDING begins again. Picard flinches, his hands
	trembling. He holds them tight and tries to think out
	loud...

					PICARD
				(continuing)
			And look at the wound itself...
			the penetration of the bite is
			very shallow, as if he didn't
			intend to seriously injure her...

					DATA
			What are you suggesting, Captain?

					PICARD
			Is it possible that Worf thinks of
			Troi as his mate?

	Data considers.

					DATA
			If that is true, then he must now
			by trying to reach her.

					PICARD
			We... we can't just leave. We've
			got to stay here and protect
			her... and keep working on the
			retro-virus...
				(thinks)
			If we can't stun him, then we'll
			have to distract him somehow...
			lure him away from Deanna...

             STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FIVE            54A.

51   CONTINUED: (2)

					DATA
			The mating instinct is quite
			strong in Klingon biology. I am
			not certain what would serve as an
			effective lure.

             STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FIVE             55.

51   CONTINUED: (3)

	Picard thinks.

					PICARD
			Klingons have a highly developed
			sense of smell... if we could
			duplicate Deanna's pheromones, we
			might be able to convince him she
			has left Sickbay... and is
			somewhere else on the ship...

	Data gets an idea, moves to a nearby tray and picks up
	a medical SAMPLER DEVICE. He applies it to Troi's
	neck.

					DATA
				(working)
			I am extracting a blood sample
			from one of her sebaceous glands,
			where pheromones are produced.

	Data then connects the sampler device to a desktop
	hypospray-loader (as seen in "The Naked Now") and hits
	a button.

					DATA
				(continuing, working)
			I believe I can activate the
			pheromones with a bio-activant
			solution.

					PICARD
			Can you amplify the pheromones?
			They'll have to be far more
			powerful than Deanna's actual
			scent.

	Data adjusts the loader... then removes the hypospray.

					DATA
			I believe this will produce the
			desired effect.
				(beat)
			I will use it to draw Worf to a
			different part of the ship.

	Data turns to go, but Picard stops him. Picard is
	struggling to fight his inner-panic, his instincts
	battling one another... but he knows what he must do...

					PICARD
			No... you... you must stay here...
			continue working on the retro-virus...

             STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FIVE             56.

51   CONTINUED: (4)

	Picard glances at the door with a mixture of
	determination and dread.

					PICARD
				(continuing)
			I'll go...

					DATA
			Captain, that would be extremely
			unwise. Worf may be much faster
			than --

					PICARD
				(urgent)
			No time... no time to argue.

	Picard glances at the door, panic welling up within
	him... but he fights it back and finally grabs the
	hypospray. He heads for the door by Beverly's office.
	As Data returns to the operating table and begins to
	work on Ogawa...

52   INT. CORRIDOR - OUTSIDE SICKBAY

	Picard ENTERS, the hypospray in one hand, phaser in the
	other. He immediately moves to the opposite wall,
	presses his back close against it. He steels himself,
	then slowly peers around the corner...

53   PICARD'S POV

	of Worf, who can be seen pounding on the door to
	Sickbay. He is barely visible in the darkness, a
	hulking form. We should get the merest glimpse that he
	has gone through a remarkable transformation into
	something larger and more powerful. (See description
	below.)

54   PICARD

	quickly pulls back... he reaches around the corner with
	the hypospray... then sprays the pheromones into the
	air with a HISSING sound. A long beat goes by... and
	the pounding noise stops. Picard listens carefully...
	silence... then pounding FOOTSTEPS are heard coming his
	way. It's working! Worf lets out a mating HOWL, as
	heard before.

	Picard takes off running down the corridor -- the chase
	is on...

             STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FIVE             57.

55   INT. SICKBAY

	Data is working at the large WALL MONITOR, trying to
	get the computer on-line.

					DATA
				(to computer)
			Computer -- activate medical
			database.

					COMPUTER VOICE
			Main computer systems are inactive --
			unable to comply.

	Data adjusts a control.

					DATA
			Computer, bypass database system --
			activate local subprocessors only.

					COMPUTER VOICE
			Acknowledged.

	The wall monitor COMES ALIVE. Satisfied, Data moves
	across the room to Ogawa...

56   INT. CORRIDOR

	Quick action. Picard running down the corridor,
	spraying pheromones into the air as he goes. We can
	hear Worf's FOOTSTEPS not far behind. Picard comes to
	an intersection, ducks into another corridor and sprays
	the pheromones down that hall... sprays some more all
	around the intersection itself in an attempt to confuse
	Worf. He runs down a third corridor...

57   INT. ANOTHER CORRIDOR - CONTINUOUS

	(Near the Transporter Room set.) Picard ENTERS and
	runs down the long hall... and stops. He's at a deadend.
	He turns to go back, but the FOOTSTEPS are
	rapidly approaching. No time. He quickly moves to the
	Turbolift and taps the control pad. Nothing happens.
	Picard works at the control pad, desperately trying to
	get the door open... suspense building as the footsteps
	are getting closer and closer...

	The Turbolift doors finally SLIDE OPEN. Picard is
	about to enter when he hears a ROAR right behind him.
	He whirls around to see --

             STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FIVE             58.

58   WORF

	standing at the far end of the hall, looking directly
	at him. This is the first time we get a real look at
	the de-evolved Klingon. His HEAD has been utterly
	transformed -- his RIDGES are huge and curved,
	bristling with sharp edges and pointed angles. The
	ridges extend downward, encasing his entire face. His
	jaw and mouth region are protected by the same hard,
	black chitin-like material, and a LARGE MANDIBLE is
	snapping open and shut. Worf is hunched over, his body
	bulkier, more powerful, uniform torn in places. This
	is a Klingon from millions of years ago -- prehistoric
	and terrifying.

	There is a heart-stopping moment as the two men stare
	at one another. Picard frozen with fear; Worf staring
	with a look of realization -- he's been fooled. Worf
	tilts back his head and lets out a ROAR of rage. He
	starts moving toward Picard...

59   PICARD

	turns and enters the Turbolift...

60   WORF'S POV

	rushing toward Picard...

61   INT. TURBOLIFT - CONTINUOUS

	The doors close just as Worf reaches them. The Lift is
	JOLTED as he hits the doors from the outside.

					PICARD
				(to Lift)
			Deck Seventeen.

	No response. Picard works a control pad. The doors
	start to OPEN... slowly... Worf prying them apart with
	both hands. Picard can't get the Lift moving -- the
	controls won't respond. He shrinks back in fear,
	instincts rattling his nerves. He glances around,
	desperate -- trapped.

	The doors are opening -- we can now see Worf's face
	through the crack of the doors... he's looking in...

	Picard struggles to stay in control. He looks up at
	the ceiling with intent -- stretches upward and grabs
	hold of the HATCH on the ceiling and begins to remove
	it... (NOTE: We do not see him actually remove
	anything.)

             STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FIVE             59.

62   INT. SICKBAY (OPTICAL)

	Data at the operating table. He INJECTS Ogawa with a
	hypospray, then looks at the wall monitor.

					DATA
				(to computer)
			Computer, display progress of
			genetic re-sequencing.

	The wall monitor displays a GRAPHIC of a MUTATED DNA
	STRAND that is rapidly RE-ORDERING itself. Data
	watches the graphic closely as the strand shifts and
	twists and breaks apart in a frenzy of re-sequencing...

63   INT. JEFFERIES TUBE

	Picard is crawling vertically through the narrow
	passageway. He stops at a hatch... moves to one side,
	cautious -- holds his phaser ready and hits a control
	by the door...

64   INT. JEFFERIES TUBE INTERSECTION

	Picard ENTERS from another Jefferies Tube and stands
	upright. He moves to another set of doors, but stops
	when a sudden NOISE echoes somewhere nearby. He stops
	and cocks his head, listening closely much like an
	animal would. He eyes the doors with concern...
	levels his phaser at the doors and hits a control --

	The doors open -- no one is there. Picard bends over
	to enter the horizontal tube when a BLAST of VENOM
	sprays down from above. Picard cries out, drops the
	phaser, which falls away, lost. Picard falls to the
	floor... looks up...

65   PICARD'S POV - THE GRATING ABOVE

	Worf is staring down at him from beyond the grating, in
	the Jefferies Tube above. He ROARS ferociously.

66   PICARD

	grabs his arm, which is covered with ACID BURNS from
	the venom. He struggles to his feet, heads into the
	horizontal Tube...

             STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FIVE             60.

67   INT. SICKBAY (OPTICAL)

	The wall monitor shows that the DNA strand has now
	FROZEN and looks more normal than before.

					COMPUTER VOICE
			Genetic re-sequencing in progress --
			DNA to seventy percent normal.

	Data looks down at Ogawa. We can see a subtle change
	in Ogawa's appearance now -- her pronounced brow is
	gone, and she is pale, perspiring from the rigor of the
	transformation. Data injects her again with the
	hypospray, looks at the monitor.

					DATA
			Computer, increase nucleotide
			substitution by thirty-two
			percent.

	The graphic shows the DNA re-ordering itself even
	further...

68   INT. JEFFERIES TUBE

	Picard struggling to make his way down the horizontal
	passage. An access hatch opens behind him -- it's
	Worf. The Klingon starts after him. It's a tense
	chase down the crawlway until --

69   NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)

	as Picard reaches an opened panel -- it's the same acideaten
	panel seen in Act Two. The power cable which
	Barclay re-routed earlier is still visible stretching
	across the Tube. Picard grabs hold of it, RIPS the
	cable from the panel with a fritzing sound. The end of
	the cable is CRACKLING with PLASMA ENERGY. He aims it
	at Worf.

	Worf keeps coming, a threat. Picard grabs the panel
	cover which is lying nearby and places it in front of
	him -- then he steps onto the cover, crouches down with
	both feet on top of it making sure that no part of his
	body is touching the Tube.

	Worf is almost on top of him when Picard jams the end
	of the cable into the metal grating of the Jefferies
	Tube --

             STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FIVE             61.

70   NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)

	as the ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE JEFFERIES TUBE LIGHTS UP
	WITH AN ELECTRICAL FLASH. The panel cover that Picard
	is crouching on is unaffected, and this protects Picard
	from the plasma charge. Worf is JOLTED violently, then
	he collapses. Picard removes the cable from the metal
	grating... stares at the figure of Worf, who is still
	breathing heavily... unconscious.

71   INT. SICKBAY

	Data working on Ogawa, who has completely returned to
	normal. She looks pale, sweaty -- her body has been
	wracked.

					DATA
				(taps combadge)
			Data to Captain Picard.

					PICARD'S COM VOICE
			Go ahead.

					DATA
			The retro-virus is working. I can
			release it into the ship's
			atmosphere in a gaseous state, but
			it will take some time to take
			effect.

72   INT. JEFFERIES TUBE

	As before.

					PICARD
				(to com)
			Acknowledged.

					DATA'S COM VOICE
			Are you all right, sir?

	Picard takes a breath, relieved.

					PICARD
			I'm fine, Mister Data. Proceed...

	Picard looks at Worf.

					PICARD
				(continuing, quiet)
			Well, Mister Worf... let's hope
			you wake up feeling like a new
			man.

             STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FIVE            61A.

72   CONTINUED:

	OFF the moment...

									CUT TO:

             STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FIVE             62.

73   EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE

	at impulse.

					PICARD (V.O.)
			Captain's log, supplemental.
			Commander Data has succeeded in
			returning the crew to normal.
			Doctor Crusher has determined that
			the synthetic T-cell she used to
			cure Mister Barclay's Urodelan flu
			initiated the intron virus which
			swept through the ship.

74   INT. SICKBAY

	Barclay is sitting on a bio-bed, in uniform. Beverly
	is scanning him with a tricorder. Troi is sitting on
	the bed next to them (she's normal now), being treated
	by a Medical N.D. In the b.g., other crewmembers are
	visible lying on the beds, being treated by Medical
	N.D.s. Mid-conversation.

					BARCLAY
			So... this was my fault...

					BEVERLY
			No... in a way, it was mine. I
			didn't realize it at the time, but
			there's an anomaly in your genetic
			chemistry that caused the
			synthetic T-cell to mutate...
				(beat)
			Instead of just activating one
			dormant gene, it started to
			activate all of them -- including
			your introns.

					BARCLAY
			And that... that caused me to devolve...

					BEVERLY
				(nods)
			Along with every other member of
			the crew. The T-cell became
			airborne and started to spread
			like a virus...

	Beverly stops her scan and nods to Barclay, indicating
	that he's free to go. As Barclay stands...

             STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FIVE            62A.

74   CONTINUED:

					BEVERLY
			You know, Reg... this is a
			completely new disease. And it's
			traditional to classify a new
			disease with the name of the first
			diagnosed patient...

             STAR TREK: "Genesis" - 01/07/94 - ACT FIVE             63.

74   CONTINUED: (2)

	Barclay reacts.

					BARCLAY
			You mean... you want to name the
			disease... after me?

					BEVERLY
			That's right. How about...
			"Barclay's Proto-morphosis
			Syndrome"?

	Barclay considers -- isn't sure whether to be happy or
	horrified by the notion.

					BARCLAY
			"Barclay's Proto-morphosis"...
			it... it has a nice ring to it...
				(unsure)
			Thank you, Doctor...

	Barclay heads toward the door, absorbed by the concept.
	Troi walks up to Beverly and they watch him go...

					TROI
				(re: Barclay)
			He transformed into a spider...
			and now he's had a disease named
			after him...
				(with humor)
			I think I'd better clear my
			calender for the next few weeks.

	OFF the moment...

									FADE OUT.

75   OMITTED

                        END OF ACT FIVE                         

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